English noun: sideswipe | |||
1. | sideswipe (event) a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow, bump | ||
English verb: sideswipe | |||
1. | sideswipe (contact) strike from the side | ||
Examples | The fighter managed to sideswipe his opponent | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||